Whiting Refinery

Brownfield

Lake, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
69.1
Good / 100

Whiting Refinery is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Lake, Indiana, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 69.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 10 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity10 MW
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth56

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNETRIX - ALSIP
IXP distance13.8 mi
Fiber providers11
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance16.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity10 MW
Retirement date2011-02-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteINEOS OLIGOMERS A DIV OF INEOS USA LLC
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index107.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDigital Crossroad
DC distance3.3 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity16.78¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$7,916
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Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
51
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Lake, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Whiting Refinery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHEFFIELDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.9
BLUE ISLANDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.9
SHEFFIELDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.4
BURNHAMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.1
UNKNOWN122743Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.4
TAP138162Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.4
MUNSTERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.3
UNKNOWN121993Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.2

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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